Gaza: nine children killed in the writing of their home by an Israeli missile

The Civil Defense of the Gaza Strip announced this Saturday, May 24, the death of nine children of a pair of Palestinian doctors killed the previous day in Khan Youngan (South) in a strike that is after the subject of a “exam” by the Israeli army.

“Yesterday, on Friday, May 23, 2025, our teams transferred (to the hospital) the bodies of nine martyrs, some of which were carbonized, of the house of Dr. Hamdi Al-Najjar and his wife, Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar”, Mahmoud Bassal, deposit of the first aid of first aid (his Israeli occupation to the AFP () in the gizan JOJAR IN JOJAR IN KHAN JUNI “.

The strike took place around noon on Friday, said Mahmoud Bassal, adding that Dr. Hamdi Al-Najjar and his tenth son, Adam, were “seriously injured.” According to Al-Nanser hospital in Khan Younès, the only surviving son of the brothers is ten years old.

“A missile hit his house”

When asked about this strike, the Israeli army told AFP that one of his planes had “hit several people suspected of operating from an adjacent structure” to the soldiers in this area. “The declaration related to the damage caused to unvisable civilians is examining,” added a military spokesman.

“The Khan Younès region is a dangerous war zone. Before launching its operations [dans le cadre de son offensive élargie déclenchée le 17 juin, l’armée] Evacuate civilians in the area for their safety, “said the spokesman.

The civil defense published a video that shows what it presents as rescuers looking for the debris of the house after the strike. We see them first to turn off a fire before recovering several carbonized bodies of children. Children’s funerals took place at Nasser Hospital, according to AFP images.

Mounir Albourche, general director of the Ministry of Health of the Government of Hamas for the Gaza Strip, said in X that the strike occurred shortly after Mrs. Najjar’s husband, Dr. Hamdi al-Najjar, would have led him to work.

“Just a few minutes after his return, a missile hit his house,” he said, adding that Hamdi Al-Najjar was “currently in intensive care.” The largest child was 12 years old, he said, the Hamas Government Media Office indicating that the youngest of the children had less than a year. “This is the reality that our medical staff in Gaza’s efforts. Words to describe the pain,” added Dr. Albourche.